MicroLux: high-precision timing of high-speed photometric observations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7014, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hormuth, Felix ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMCCD; GPS timing; High speed photometry; Low light level CCD; Pulsar timing

Indexed keywords

EMCCD; GPS TIMING; HIGH SPEED PHOTOMETRY; LOW LIGHT LEVEL CCD; PULSAR TIMING;

ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION DAMAGE; SPEED;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 66249101655     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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